पञ्चाङ्ग — Durban, South Africa · February 1, 2029 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.9 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
"18.9 He who performs an obligatory action, because he believes it to be a duty which ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return - such renunciation is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1436
Malayalam Era: 1205
Nanakshahi: 560
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya288.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
चन्द्र Candra132.62°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.12°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha263.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati182.98°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra275.34°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani10.78°MeṣaAśvinī P4

Durban, South Africa — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC+2)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 UTC+2
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 UTC+2
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 UTC+2
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:05 UTC+2
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:29 UTC+2
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:37
Vijaya Muhūrta14:24 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:37

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:51 – 15:32
Yamaganda05:25 – 07:06
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:28
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:25 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:06 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:47 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:28 – 12:10 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:10 – 13:51 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:51 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:32 – 17:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:13 – 18:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:54 – 20:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:13 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:32 – 22:51 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:51 – 00:10 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:10 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:28 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:47 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:06 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: -29.8587°
Longitude: 31.0218°
Timezone: UTC+2

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873703.27
Julian Day2462168.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2593°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)202.12°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2593°), declination -17.07°, EoT -13.69 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2029-02-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)